With slow but steady steps a figure walked among a ruined city, his long snow-white hair swaying slightly with each step he took, his purple eyes gazed listlessly at the world in front of him as he wandered ever deeper into the world. the bowels of the city.
With each step Adolf took he was getting closer and closer to one of the three of the four remaining gates that led to the inner ring of Rhyfel, though he was stronger than when he faced Keiran now, he did not let his pride and arrogance get the better of him. go to his head, for he found out firsthand how deadly that could be.
Today he was not going to face Aínsley Ash, much less Kósmo Athanasious, but he would face Haakon Edvardsen, the iron fortress.
In terms of strength Haakon may be inferior to Kósmo according to the rumors but Aísnley was definitely stronger but Haakon was definitely a thousand times easier to deal with than Aísnley.
The reason behind this? were their fighting styles, while Haakon was a tank that used water magic, Aísnley was an archer that used unknown camouflage magic and Adolf would rather deal with Haakon any day of the week than face Aísnley, simply the latter had a style too troublesome a fight to deal with, of course, this didn't mean Haakon wasn't troublesome to deal with but he fell short against Aisnley.
After an indefinite time, Adolf's footsteps finally stopped in front of a large door made from an unknown mineral.
'Last time I didn't pay much attention to it but it really has exceptional craftsmanship and at the same time it seems to have some engravings on it, it's a pity that in the state it is currently in I can't tell them apart', Adolf thought with some curiosity. .
Shaking his head to get all the unnecessary thoughts out of his mind, he thought that this was not the time to be thinking about that kind of thing, he quickly composed himself and cleared his mind of everything unnecessary, leaving only the objective that was before him.
"Currently I am stronger than when I face Keiran, I should not be afraid but cautious and cautious, if I am afraid, death is the only thing that will await me at the end of the approaching fight."
Looking at his status window one last time, Adolf reaffirmed his will.
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[Name: Adolf De'Ath]
Race: Vampire [Pureblood]
Title: Heretic - Fragmented - Dead in life - Wandering soul.
Class: Nether Mage [Level 50]
Strength: 330 / Speed 350 / Stamina 355 / Health 525 / Mana 780 / Regeneration 604
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As always his health, mana and regeneration were his highest stats followed by his stamina and speed and lastly his strength.
Adolf breathed slowly for a couple of minutes to relax and when he was ready he yelled with all his might.
"I Adolf De'Ath challenged the iron fortress, Haakon Edvardsen, to a duel."
There were a couple of seconds in which only the faint sound of the wind could be heard but this was the calm before the storm, with a great roar something fell just a few meters in front of Adolf, raising with it a large and thick cloud made up of dust and ashes.
When the dust and ashes finally cleared Adolf caught a glimpse of Haakon Edvardsen or well, Haakon Edvardsen once.
He was 2.70 meters tall and wore huge full body armor, this one was jet black along with white details that made it look imposing but majestic at the same time, in his right hand was a giant war hammer and in his right hand was a large shield shield.
Adolf for his part was completely unarmed and the only piece of "armor" on him was a pair of tattered pants and compared to Haakon he looked really pitiful.
Without further delay Adolf decided that he would make the opening move in this fight.
With quick movements Adolf quickly arrived in front of Haakon in a few seconds, with an agile movement that went from his toes to the fingers of his hands Adolf threw a punch charged with his mana at Haakon, the latter without flinching simply placed his shield in front of him.
Ploc!.
Adolf opened his eyes in shock as he looked at his fist that collided with Haakon's shield and upon seeing the shield, his gaze was filled with surprise because the shield was covered with a layer of water.
'That explains why my blow lost force so suddenly and abruptly.'
It was when Adolf had that thought that Haakon made his move, with a movement neither slow nor fast he moved his great warhammer in the direction of Adolf's abdomen, the latter saw the attack coming and knew instinctively that he had to dodge it but when he was going to do it to do he realized that he could not move his feet or his hand, with eyes consumed by surprise he looked down and thanks to that he obtained the answer to your question.
Entangling his legs were tentacles created from water that prevented him from moving, Adolf immediately knew that this was Haakon's magic, perhaps if he had realized this earlier he would have had enough time to get free but now it was too late, He couldn't move and couldn't properly process and react to the situation he was facing, so the great warhammer that didn't move at a high speed impacted his abdomen without any problem.
With that Adolf shot back a few meters, touching his abdomen he quickly noticed that there was no injury and even his bones were in perfect condition as if the blow he just received had never happened, but when he asked what was happening his answer It came in an unconventional way.
"Buagh!", Adolf vomited a large amount of blood and pieces of intestines, he quickly knew what had happened.
Haakon's attack had gone straight for his internal organs!
Looking up, Adolf noticed that both Haakon's hammer and shield were coated with water, he knew that Haakon was using his magic right now and although he knew it would be troublesome to deal with, he never knew that up to this point, with a single trading blows Adolf knew the difference between the two, the difference between a seasoned warrior from a great ancient empire and someone just beginning to gain experience.
The difference was simply vast, like the distance between heaven and earth.
Taking a moment Adolf quickly drained the blood from his lungs and looked Haakon in the "eyes" again.
'It is just as his name suggests a walking 'iron fortress', Adolf thought as he gazed at the imposing figure of Haakon.
And although the title of the "iron fortress" may sound somewhat exaggerated and strange, considering that it uses water magic instead of earth or iron magic, it is not very far from reality, since Haakon wore great armor along with his weaponry really it made him look like a walking fortress.
"I don't think I can win if I keep fighting bare-knuckles, it's time to move to phase two."
With that thought, Adolf moved his hands towards his torso and with a movement that did not contain fear or hesitation, he removed two of his ribs without further ado, the wound healed quickly and in less than five seconds it had completely disappeared as if it had never existed. For his part, Adolf sharpened them a bit and from one moment to the next he had created two weapons with his own body, this was one of the ideas that occurred to him to take advantage of his immortality.
This time he didn't charge directly but started Haakon from the left side of him and when he was close enough to him he charged straight at him, slashing with his two rib-swords mercilessly in his direction.
For his part, Haakon responded by placing his shield in front of his body again to stop Adolf's incoming attack, but when he was about to collide with Haakon's shield, Adolf's sword-ribs stopped abruptly at the same time that this last charge of He shoots his legs and jumps onto the shield.
Haakon didn't expect this at all and froze for a couple of seconds and although it seemed like a negligible time gap to Adolf it was more than enough, with his mana coating his sword-ribs to the short limit in the direction of the case. Haakon.
Clank!
The sound of metal being struck resounded and Adolf watched without surprise as his sword-ribs shattered but with it he dropped the piece he was holding in his hands and quickly picked up the broken fragments before striking Haakon's helmet repeatedly. occasions.
With each blow his bone broke more and more and the pieces gradually became smaller but Adolf didn't seem to care as he continued to attack like a broken machine.
It took Haakon a couple of ten seconds to process everything that was happening but when he did he immediately retaliated, with great force he swung his warhammer at Adolf and he just fell flat on his back, so Haakon couldn't hit him due to because his shield was in the way.
As he fell to the ground, Adolf rolled to his right and with the same used his mana-powered hands and feet to create distance between himself and Haakon, gracefully landing on the tips of his toes and squatting, watching with wide-eyed eyes. indifferent to Haakon, thanks to this now there were a couple of meters away between them.
'Ahhh... this is the feeling, I'm back in this place and it feels amazing', Adolf thought in ecstasy, it was like trying water again in the middle of the desert after days without trying it, it was just like a drug.
But what was the feeling that Adolf was referring to? the answer was simple, nothing, it was a feeling of not feeling nothing.
Being a hunting dog for a criminal organization, he naturally got his hands dirty with blood, but for various reasons, a couple of years before being summoned to this world, he did not get blood again, thanks to this he had "lost" his ability to kill. and control of his emotions, something that was finally coming back.
Since ancient times soldiers developed refined instincts that allowed them to know the best course of action depending on the situation in which they found themselves, this was won through countless battles but when you stopped fighting it slowly rusted and what Adolf was doing in these moments was to remove that rust to recover his refined instincts through the hundreds of murders he committed back on earth.
They both stood still, just watching each other waiting for the other to make his move first.
That stalemate lasted a couple of tens of seconds until Adolf decided to take the first step, charging directly at Haakon and he prepared himself for what was coming by adopting a position that allowed him to defend adequately but at the same time counterattack if the situation required it. deserved.
It wasn't long before Adolf arrived in front of Haakon but the latter instinctively knew that there was something different with Adolf and he was right, his veins were swollen and protruding from his body at the same time that his eyes were wide. bloodshot.
The reason behind this? It was because Adolf was using his ability [Blood Control] to increase his blood flow and thus increase the flow of adrenaline that navigated through his blood, thanks to this he increased his reflexes, his reaction ability and a few other things.
Clank!
With a muffled noise as if a body of water had been hit Adolf's fist and Haakon's shield collided, quickly and without any delay tentacles of water emerged from the shield and entangled his arm holding him captive without the possibility of escape, Haakon took advantage of this. and with a movement he pointed his war hammer at Adolf's column with the idea of leaving him incapacitated to finish him off later.
Adolf saw the attack coming and immediately knew that with the angle he was at, no matter how he dodged, he would always receive too much damage, which would later lead to a disadvantage, so he did not hesitate and quickly made his decision.
Boom!
With a bloody explosion, his arm was completely torn to pieces while Haakon's shield moved to one side since the latter never expected this from Adolf, and without the ties of Haakon's magic Adolf was able to dodge the attack of the war hammer that threatened to break his spine.
With the same Adolf brought his remaining arm closer to Haakon's helmet and the latter could only watch as Adolf's hand turned crimson and exuded a large amount of steam and quickly realized what was to come but could not do anything. , his shield was away from his body and his weapon was still finishing the swing from the previous attack, when one of the two would arrive to cover him and get out of the situation he was in, it would be too late.
It was then that Adolf heard a steady and calm voice that contained immense pressure.
"Iram Oceani"
With those words large amounts of water were created around Haakon forming large waves that were about to fall on Adolf and with that he knew that he was screwed.